Three Kansas City-area lawmakers filed Missouri stadium funding proposals amid the fight to keep the Chiefs and Royals in the state.

Leaders did not establish a done deal Wednesday but began the conversation about how to move forward with ideas to use public funding to keep the Chiefs and Royals in Jackson County.

It’s an economic border battle - Kansas is competing with Missouri to attract Kansas City’s two professional sports teams.

As Kansas City sports fans just wrapped up another Chiefs season and are awaiting the Royals' season to kick off.

Fans of both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals in the Heartland are cheering efforts by Missouri lawmakers to keep both teams in the Show-Me State

Missouri legislators face challenges if they want to advance incentives for the Royals' and Chiefs' stadium plans, starting with the fact that there are no known plans.

Missouri lawmakers have opened a new salvo in the battle with Kansas over who gets to fund new stadiums for the Kansas City Royals and the Kansas City Chiefs.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Royals will play their last season at Kauffman Stadium in 2030. Owner John Sherman hopes to announce the site of the team’s future home in the coming months.

It’s an economic border battle - Kansas is competing with Missouri to attract Kansas City’s two professional sports teams.

Lucas says all indications are that both teams will stay in Kansas City, with the Chiefs staying at the current Arrowhead site and the Royals moving downtown.

Jackson County and Kansas City leaders met with Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe Wednesday to try and keep the Chiefs and Royals in the Show Me State.That meeting included Kehoe, leaders from the Missouri Legislature,

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